Safety and Risk Coordinator

Job No:
CCC161

Location:
Cessnock, NSW, 2325

Employment Status:
Permanent, Full-time

No. of Vacancies:
1

Closing Date:
21 Jun 2018

Cessnock City Council provides a diverse range of services and facilities for the residents within the local government area, as well as visitors to the area. We employ approximately 320 employees and are situated within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, approximately 120 kilometres north of Sydney and 40 kilometres west of Newcastle.

Are you looking for a new leadership opportunity where you can utilise your extensive experience in Work Health and Safety and Enterprise Risk? An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified and experienced Safety and Risk Coordinator to join our forward thinking Human Resource team.

In this fast paced, dynamic environment, you will have “hands on” responsibility for leading Council’s risk management, work health and safety, workers compensation and general insurance function. Reporting directly to the HR Manager, this key position will help to drive a culture of safety and risk based decision making throughout the organisation and work closely with Council’s ELT and Management team to deliver risk and safety strategies and projects.

This role will also be required to:

Implement and manage Council’s Enterprise Risk Framework and systems including the preparation and maintenance of Business Continuity Plans and the facilitation of Council’s strategic risk register;

Manage Council’s Workers Compensation and general insurance function including driving effective return to work practices, providing reports and advice to the HR Manager and Council’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on trends and emerging issues;

Lead a small team working within the HR team to promote risk awareness and drive a safety culture and to provide a safe and health work environment for officers, workers and the community; and

Ensure compliance with policies and procedures to meet work health and safety, risk, workers compensation and insurance obligations in accordance with relevant legislation and guidance material.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

Degree qualifications in Work Health and Safety, Business, Commerce or related discipline.

Demonstrated experience (minimum of 5 years) in a similar role, coupled with the ability to work in a fast paced, customer oriented environment;

Demonstrated experience in managing a team, with the proven ability to lead, motivate, develop and support a team and deliver organisational results; and

Demonstrated knowledge and experience of work health and safety, risk management and workers compensation and general insurance.

This is a re-advertised position and previous applicants need not apply.

Close Date: Thursday 21 June 2018 at 11.30pm

How to Apply:

Please complete the application form below and answer the questions which relate to the essential and desirable criteria within the role description, then upload a copy of your resume and cover letter. For more information on how to address the selection criteria please visit: http://www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/council/jobs/Howtoapply

You may find it helpful to write your response to the questions in a word document then copy/paste this into the application form once you are ready to submit your application.

Contact:

Darrylen Allan, Human Resource Manager on 4993 4260

Guided by staff values of integrity, respect, teamwork, accountability and excellence, Cessnock City Council is indeed an attractive, thriving Council and employer of choice.

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Degree qualifications in Work Health and Safety, Business, Commerce or related discipline. *

Demonstrated experience (minimum of 5 years) in a similar role, coupled with the ability to work in a fast paced, customer oriented environment.*

Demonstrated experience in managing a team, with the proven ability to lead, motivate, develop and support a team and deliver organisational results.*

Demonstrated knowledge and experience of work health and safety legislation, code of practice, Australian standards and guidance materials with the proven ability to interpret and practically apply knowledge.*

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in risk management including relevant industry standards and practices and the ability to facilitate strategic and operational risk assessments and conduct risk analysis and performance reporting. *

Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Workers Compensation and General Insurance including experience in return to work program and plans consistent with workplace requirements, and experience in implementing insurance strategies to appropriately deal with unanticipated loss. *

Well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication and influencing skills, including the ability to build effective working relationships with people at all levels of the organisation. *

Demonstrated high standards of personal ethics and integrity, high levels of discretion and diplomacy with proven ability for transparent and professional decision making.*

Demonstrated organisational skills, with the proven ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects and tasks and complete work within agreed timeframes.*

Knowledge of and commitment to Work Health and Safety, equal employment opportunity principles and the ability to operate within and abide by Council’s Code of Conduct.*

Highly Desirable: Experience in NSW Local Government.*

Highly Desirable: Experience in managing Alcohol and Other Drugs policies and procedures. *